Collar button



Dec. 11, 1923. 1,477,093

J. H. WENZ COLLAR BUTTON Filed May 15 1925 .TMMZ,

INVENTOR.

A TTORNEY.

Patented Dec. 11, 1923.

UNITED TAT S .ra'rsNi' EP JOSEPH H. wnnz, or 'L'oNG IsLAND CITY, NEW! noun. .1 a

coLLAn Application filed May 15,

To all whom it may con-061%:

Be it known that'I, JOSEPH 'H. WnNz, a citizen of the United States, residing at Long Island City, in the county of Queens and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collar Buttons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to collar buttons,-iand more particularl to thatclass of collar buttons having their outer or button end adjustable to a. different position to the normal, to facilitate inserting the button in a button hole or removing it therefrom.

My object is to provide a collar button of this character in which the button end of the device may be adjusted to stand in alinement with the shank of the button, so as to practically form. a continuation thereof,

. for the time being.

A. further object is to so construct the outer end of the button shank and the inner end of the button proper, that the two will telescopewhen brought into alinement with 1 each other and will at the same time present an outer surface without an oifset at the point of union.

Other objects will appear in the subjoined description.

The invention consists in certain novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved button in its normal operative position. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale showing the button in its extended position. Fig. 3 is a broken side elevation, with the parts in the position illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. a is a perspective view of the button end of the device disconnected from the other parts; and Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the spring stem.

The numeral 1 indicates the inner end or disc of the collar button, and 2 the shank rigidly connected therewith, while the outer end portion or button proper is indicated by 3. This portion 3 is tapered to a point at its outer end, and is provided with a reduced section 3 at its inner end, which section is crimped inwardly at its extreme end as indicated at 3", so that said end is closed with the exception of a small central opening i. A longitudinal slot 5 extends forwardly from the opening 4 in BUTTON.

1923. Serial No 639,160.

one s ide of the portions 3' and 3,"which" portions have the shoulder-6 at' their point of union.

A sp-ringstem .7 is provided with a head" This stem' 'pa'sses t' and the slot 5', with j received inside the spring 10 has an inte gral hook 10 atits upperen'd whichfhoolr 8 and an open1ng 9. through the opening the head 8 of the stem button portion'3. A

passes through the opening 9,-whi'le at its lower end said spring is rigidly secured by soldering or otherwise tothe disc 1 of the collar button. This is a tension spring, and when the parts are assembled, and brought to the relative positions indicated in Fig. 2,

- the reduced portion 3 of the button portion 3 is drawn down into the shank 2 which it snugly fits, with the shoulder 6 formingga' stop to limit this downward movement. this arrangement, the portion 3 forms a continuation, as it were, of the shank 2 for inserting the button through button holes I or removing it therefrom. When the device has been properly inserted into thebutton holes as desired, the portion 3 is forced outwardly against the tension of the spring, and is moved into the position indicated in Figs. 1 and 3,'which is easily accomplished by reason of the fact that the upper end of the stem 7 moves easily in the slot 5. The portion 3 is provided on oppositesides of the slot 5 with slight depressions'll into which the head 8 is drawn by the tension of the spring 10 when the head reaches that point in the slot. This serves to hold the portion 3 against accid'ential movement from the position indicated in Figs. 1 and 3, when the button is in use. 7

The button portion 3 and the shank 2 are made preferably, oblong in cross section, to

make the portion 3 somewhat flat so thatit will more easily enter a well starched button hole, and also to prevent it from turning in the shank 2 when the parts are in longitudinal alinement, as illustrated in Fig. 2.

The portion 3 is provided with an annular groove 12 at its tapered end to prevent the button hole flaps from slipping off said end after the button has been entered into a button hole past said groove.

The spring stem 7 extends down through the spring 10 which forms a casing, as it were, for it which keeps it from getting rocked out of approximate alinement with the shank 2 when the portion 3 is being .toadapt the device changed vfrom on position to another, as for instance, :from the position illustrated in Fig. 2 to that shown in Figs. 1 or 3.

The operation of the device has been sufliciently set forth in the foregoing.

Having now described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protest by Letters Patent is l. A device of the character described ha-v ingaa hollowtshankrand .a button end for cooperation'therewith, said parts both being oblong in cross section and held in yielding engagement with each other, and adjustable to difierentrelative positions of alinement,

said button end having a reduced portion, also oblong invcross-section and adapted to telescope with said oblong shank, whereby to more easily enter a button hole, and to prevent the button end froin rotating relatively to the shank as saidparts are being entered in the buttonhole, said button end being further provided with a shoulder, to limit said telescoping movement.

2. A device of the character described having a hollow shank, and a headed stem yieldingly held in said shank; both of said parts being oblong in cross section and a button end having a slot in one of its flattened sides with the head of said stem received into said button end through said slot,rsaid headed end. being adapted tomove along said slot, said button end being provided with depressions on opposite sides of said slot for it reaches, said depressions.

In testimony whereof I .aflix mytsignature.

JOSEPH H. WVENZ.

engaging said stem head when 

